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Grade is named as chairman of
BBC By Tom Leonard, Media
Editor (Filed:
02/04/2004) Michael Grade, the former chief
executive of Channel 4, was named this morning as the new chairman of the
BBC. Although it was not officially
confirmed, the BBC's News 24 channel announced at 12:30am that he would be
appointed to the post today. Mr Grade, 61, is a former
controller of BBC1 and director of BBC television programmes. He left to run
Channel 4 where his record as a public service broadcaster was often
controversial. He was branded "pornographer in
chief" after introducing explicit programmes such as The Word and
Eurotrash. Gavyn Davies, the previous
chairman, resigned in January following criticism of the BBC and its governors
in the Hutton report. While the chairmanship is decided
by the Government, this appointment was overseen by an independent panel because
of the dispute over the BBC's Iraq war coverage. 24 March 2004: Dimbleby's
interview for BBC job hit by bomb alert 20 March 2004: Dimbleby and Grade
'on list for BBC chair' PAUL DAVID,
Wembley Park, United Kingdom |
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